“Houma Fire was able to extinguish the fire after a long and extensive battle with the flames,” Houma Police said in a statement.

Witnesses told police that teenage boys were shooting flare guns at the home. Detectives also learned that some teenage boys were suspected of stealing several flare guns from the Walmart on Grand Caillou Road. Detectives showed the surveillance video to witnesses, who said they were the same boys, police said.

Officers said they found one of the boys, a 15-year-old, walking near Payne Street and Roselawn Avenue. Ultimately, Houma Police arrested three additional 14-year-old boys. They were booked into the Terrebonne Juvenile Detention Center on charges of illegal discharge of a weapon, simple arson and theft.

<p>Four teenage boys are charged with shooting flare guns at a home, starting a fire that engulfed the house, Houma Police said.</p><p>The home was under construction, detectives said. At this time, police are reporting that the home was unoccupied.</p><p>The home's address is 281 Grand St., and police got the call at 7:09 p.m. Thursday, detectives said.</p><p>“Houma Fire was able to extinguish the fire after a long and extensive battle with the flames,” Houma Police said in a statement. </p><p>Witnesses told police that teenage boys were shooting flare guns at the home. Detectives also learned that some teenage boys were suspected of stealing several flare guns from the Walmart on Grand Caillou Road. Detectives showed the surveillance video to witnesses, who said they were the same boys, police said.</p><p>Officers said they found one of the boys, a 15-year-old, walking near Payne Street and Roselawn Avenue. Ultimately, Houma Police arrested three additional 14-year-old boys. They were booked into the Terrebonne Juvenile Detention Center on charges of illegal discharge of a weapon, simple arson and theft.</p>